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Holding Institution: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  1. Andrew Blau collection

    Contains materials donated by Andrew Blau documenting his family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  2. Gabriele Lichtenberg collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Gabriele Lichtenberg and his family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  3. Dr. Lili Endlich and Dr. Marc Gurwith collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Gurwicz and Schnittkind families. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  4. Edith Hartog Mayer collection

    Contains materials donated by Edith Hartog Mayer. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  5. Broadcast recordings of the Radio Kielce collection

    Broadcast recordings from Marlena Płaska's "Radio Kielce" program featuring the stories of Świętokrzyskie Province Poles who helped their Jewish neighbors and friends during World War II

  6. Sarah Field collection

    Contains photographs documenting the postwar experiences of Sarah Field. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  7. Judith R. Cohen Collection

    The Judith R. Cohen Collection is comprised of digital sound recordings of English and Ladino songs, oral testimony, radio programs, and academic presentation examples representing research among the Sephardic refugee community in Montreal, Canada. Ethnomusicologist Dr. Judith Cohen of York University, Toronto, began collecting works in the 1970s. Dr. Cohen's major informant was Bouena Sarfatty Garfinkle (1916-1997). Digital files in the collection also consist of photos, descriptions of repertoire, biographical material, powerpoint presentations, and other items collected and prepared by D...

  8. Operation Annie broadcasts

    Operation Annie (also known as "1212", the frequency on which it broadcasts) was a covert Allied "black propaganda" radio station which began broadcasting in late 1944 from a secret location in Luxembourg and purported to be pro-German, playing patriotic traditional German songs. Over a period of 127 broadcasts, the station built up a loyal following of both German civilians and soldiers. By early 1945, the Allied forces were advancing on Germany and, under instruction from General Dwight Eisenhower, the radio station began broadcasting false information about Allied positions and implied a...

  9. Dr. Eugenia Pinski collection

    Contains materials donated by Dr. Eugenia Pinski regarding her family's experiences. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  10. Dov Lieblein collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of the Lieblein family before and during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  11. Samuel Heider collection

    Contains materials documenting the Holocaust-era experiences of Samuel Heider. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  12. Kann family collection

    Contains photographs and other materials documenting the experiences of the Kann family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  13. Dita Sperling collection

    Contains photographs and other materials documenting the Holocaust experiences of the donor, her family, and her husband's family. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  14. Marila Muszynski collection

    The collection consists of postcards, letters, poems, and a gold charm illustrating the experiences of Marila Muszynski and her family during the Holocaust.

  15. Walter Genewein collection

    Contains photographic slides documenting life in the Łódź ghetto. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  16. Sabine Pons collection

    Contains materials documenting the experiences of Sabine Pons. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  17. Arthur Ruden collection

    Contains photographs documenting the scenes at various concentration camps shortly after liberation in 1945. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  18. Eugenia Halbreich collection

    Contains materials donated by Eugenia Halbreich documenting the experiences of her family during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.

  19. Oral history interviews of the Long Shadow of Sobibor collection

    Oral history interviews with survivors of Sobibor extermination camp; second generation survivors; and co-defendants at the John Demjanjuk trial

  20. Esther Shuster collection

    Contains materials donated by Esther Shuster concerning her family's experiences during the Holocaust. Some of these materials may be combined into a single collection in the future.